Dental Hygienists salary in Youngstown, OH

Median pay for dental hygienists in Youngstown, OH: $69,080/yr

Typical range (10th–90th percentile): $62,510 – $76,780 · about 320 employed locally

Below the typical metro median ($81,085) by −$12,005 (-15%).

What it's really worth in Youngstown

With Youngstown's cost of living at 86 (US=100), that $69,080 has the buying power of about $80,425 in an average-cost US metro.

Local context: median household income $54,650 · median home $175,405 · median rent $1,030/mo.

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How Youngstown ranks for this job

On raw pay, Youngstown, OH is 173rd of the 184 metros we hold dental hygienists wages for. Once Youngstown's cost of living is applied, it ranks 148th.

Pay here goes further than the headline number suggests — Youngstown is one of the places where dental hygienists gain ground in real terms, because local costs are low relative to what the job pays.

What that salary buys in Youngstown

A median home in Youngstown, OH costs $175,405 — about 2.5× this salary, against a typical US metro figure of 4.7×. Buying is more attainable here than in the average metro on this income.

Median rent of $1,030/mo works out at 18% of gross pay — inside the conventional 30% affordability ceiling.

Where dental hygienists earn more

Pay on its own is only half the picture, so each row shows what rent costs there relative to Youngstown.

Metro	Median pay	vs Youngstown	Rent vs Youngstown
San Francisco, CA	$137,450	+99%	3.2×
San Jose, CA	$135,460	+96%	3.5×
Santa Maria, CA	$132,360	+92%	3.2×
Seattle, WA	$129,410	+87%	2.2×

Same job elsewhere in OH

Metro	Median pay	vs Youngstown	Rent vs Youngstown
Cincinnati, OH	$84,390	+22%	1.5×
Columbus, OH	$80,700	+17%	1.5×
Akron, OH	$79,790	+16%	1.2×
Cleveland, OH	$78,460	+14%	1.4×

Staying in OH keeps state income tax and licensing the same, which makes these the most directly comparable moves.

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